Suitability of Gazell for applications beyond short distances

RE: Suitability of Gazell for applications beyond short distances

Kenneth — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 11:28:20 GMT

Is this using nRF DK's, or your own hardware? It may seem as this is non optimized hardware.

Kenneth

RE: Suitability of Gazell for applications beyond short distances

Isaac_zhou — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:47:52 GMT

Hello, I am using the Nordic nRF51822 as both a Gazelle host and device. I'm using the default settings from the ack_payload examples, but the pairing is lost at a distance of 3 meters, and it is difficult to reconnect at that range.

RE: Suitability of Gazell for applications beyond short distances

Kenneth — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:26:27 GMT

Hello,

The pairing have intentionally been implemented to occur only at very close proximity, this to ensure for instance that in a crowded office environment that not the wrong devices pairs. After pairing the range is similar to for instance Bluetooth.

Kenneth

RE: Suitability of Gazell for applications beyond short distances

Mike Thompson — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 23:11:53 GMT

Thank you for weighing in on this. I guess it's something I may just have to experiment with as I don't see any reference to range except for the pairing have to be at a very close range (ie. less than ~30 centimeters).

RE: Suitability of Gazell for applications beyond short distances

Kenneth — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 14:29:34 GMT

Hello,

Gazell (along with Gazell pairing) is a nice protocol for 1:1 or Many:1 communication where you don't want to spend money on for instance Bluetooth listing fees. It can achieve high security, low power and/or also high throughput. Though it does not provide better range than for instance Bluetooth enabled applications. It's extremely difficult to say anything about range. Typically range I would say is up to the very few tens of meters.

Kenneth